You're like the girl who left her shadow in the drawer, but when she went to get it, it wasn't there.

Dealing with the unknown, the unexpected, is a reflection for me musically of what's happening in the world, because people are learning how to dialog with each other without any past strategy or any kind of formula from the past.

Your humanity is your instrument.

To hell with the rules. I'm going for the unknown.

I always think of music as interior decoration. So, if you have all kinds of music, you are fully decorated!

Composing is improvisation slowed down.

The arts can open the door to the imagination, pushing the envelope of how peace can be created. It takes courage to take this kind of risk, and courage is what we all need to create a better world.